Mid-South Masters – The Hunters Horn Magazine

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Mid-South Masters was a huge success with hunters from 4 states and a great group of hounds. We had an excellent group of qualified judges gathered including MOH Tommy McLamb, Asst. MOH Ross McLamb, Brandon McKeithan, Chic Benton, James Benton, Andy Hoyle, Sandy Hoyle, Ralph Smith, Kenny Dean, Chase Dean, Eugene Martin, Eddie Brinson, Norman Jordan, Nick Blanton, Joel Blackmon, Chris Heath, Kyle Blackmon, Frank Lear, Barry Michael, Dewina Jordan, Preston Nowell, and Rhett Harrington. We need to thank these guys because they did a great job in some really rough weather and put up a scoreboard like I’ve never seen in my 20 years of field trialing. We would also like to thank sponsor Mike Carr, Pride Dog Food, and Randy McGovern, Showtime Dog Food, and also Alan’s Outdoor Supplies for their donations and support. Also, thanks to Amy McGraw and Joyce Rudisill for running the computer with 2000 plus score entries a day. The first day we had wall to wall running and the scoreboard showed it. The Top Hound had 825 S&D with 11 hounds having more than 700 S&D and 19 having more than 600 S&D. The second day came around and it was raining pretty hard and never stopped during the 5 hours. They ran in very large packs and the running was strong but with the large packs, I thought the scores would drop. When the scores came out, the top hound had 790 S&D with 2 more hounds having 785 S&D for the day. As great as it had been so far, I could not have ever imagined what would happen the third day. After cast, the hound busted up in small groups and the running was constant with hounds and coyotes going everywhere. We saw many crossings across the 40 acres of fields from the clubhouse and had a few hounds picked out that were really having a good day. When the scores came out we were all in disbelief that Hound 14, Rose’s Lil Frisky had put up 1295 points for the day and Bond’s Starfish had 1100 S&D with 3 more hounds having more than 900 S&D. In my opinion, this hunt was one for the record books. Congrats to everyone that placed and finished.